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Academic and Career DevelopmentBMAN10780
2015-2016Dr Chris McLean
Dr Charlotte Coleman
Academic and Career Development
A foundation for your studies
Academic and Study Skills
Introduction to Employability &
Career Development
Academic Advisor & Student
Relationship
Who’s Involved
Charlotte Coleman Chris McLean
Linda Whittle
Dean Pierides
The Careers Service
The Library
Your Academic Advisor
Aims & Objectives• Providing students with the knowledge to help them
monitor, review, plan and take responsibility for their own learning and professional development.
• Supporting students in developing the academic skills required to study management at university level.
• Supporting students in developing a working relationship with their academic advisor.
• Providing students with an introduction to employability, and support them in developing and recognising transferable skills.
Two Semesters – 10 Credits
Wk Date Lectures Seminars Personal Learning
25 Sep Welcome Week – Introduction Prepare notes - readings1 2 Oct What is Management & how is Social
Responsibility (SR) managed? Seminar 1
Complete online library modules
2 9 Oct Different Perspectives on Social Responsibility Prepare notes - readings
3 16 Oct How does the University of Manchester manage and organize Social Responsibility?
Seminar 2
Email AA - PCDP (part one)
4 23 Oct Making Good Connections:Note Taking, Reading, Engaging in Seminars
Prepare notes - readings
5 30 Oct How to develop world-class research skills Seminar 3
6 Reading Week Submit Essay Plan 7 13 Nov Developing & presenting your arguments.
Critical Analysis & Essay Writing SkillsSeminar 3 PCDP – part two
8 20 Nov Developing good writing practices Seminar 4
9 27 Nov Time management, exam performance &
team working Work on essay
10 4 Dec Guest Lecture: Prof. Ann CunliffeSeminar 5
Drafting essay
11 11 Dec Pulling Things Together12 No Timetabled Activities Assignment 1 (Essay)
Wk Date Lecture Seminar Personal Learning
1 5 Feb Introduction to Semester Two
Seminar 6
PCDP & Survey
2 12 Feb
Introduction to Employability and Summer Internships - Transferable Skills
Group Presentation
3 19 FebCompleting application forms & CVs - How to stand out for the right reasons
Seminar 7
4 26 FebPsychometric Tests - What are they? Who uses them and why?
Online psychometric testDraft a CV
5 4 Mar Interview Skills - Looking good, sounding good.Seminar 8
6 11 Mar Assessment Centres - The Final Frontier
7 18 MarAn International Career? - Developing your Global Mindset
Seminar 9
8 15 AprEnterprise/starting your own business - Working for Yourself
Ensure PCDP is complete and comprehensive
9 22 Apr Alternative CareersSeminar 10
10 29 Apr Finding a placement as part of your degree
Assessment
Essay Plan Nov 6th
Essay Dec 16th 40%
Group presentation
First Year Report (Personal and Career Development Plan &
CV)
35%
25%
Semester 1 – Individual Essay
Semester 2 – Group Presentation
All year – Individual Plan and Self Reflection
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Please note…• You must pass Academic and Career Development
to complete your first year.• To pass the course you must submit all the
relevant documents and participate in all the assignments (essay plan, essay, group presentation and first year report/P&CDP).
• A presentation is like an exam, if you fail to attend a presentation you will get a mark of zero.– If you miss a presentation due to illness or serious personal
circumstances you must complete a mitigating circumstances form – Always keep you Academic Advisor aware of any mitigating issues
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Blackboard
Library Learning Resources: Compulsory & Supplementary Units
The Essay
Library Resources
Academic Skills Lectures
Seminars & Participation
Developing your own approach to research, reading, critical
thinking & writing
Feedback on your
essay plan
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Formative Plan & Final Essay
Social Responsibility Lectures
The Presentation
Lecture on group dynamics
and management
Lecture on Researching
and Presenting
Seminars Discussions on Presentations
Group Presentation & Handout
Group/ Team work
Engaging with a current controversy
Verbal, visual & textual presentation skills
Essay Feedback
Ten Minute Presentation
Controversies
GM Foods Fracking Badger Culling High Speed Rail Line Obesity & NHS Computer Hacking Cloning Legalisation of Drugs Teenage Drinking Parental Digital NeglectDrones European Migration Gig Economies Social Media BullyingGM/Designer Embryos - Medical Innovation & Saatchi BillRevenge Social Media Images
The First Year Report
Engaging with P&CDP will help you to:
• Reflect on the skills and abilities you are developing during your studies & how these are transferable to other contexts (including work and professional contexts)
• Identify areas you want and need to improve and develop
• Improve your understanding of employability and planning for your future career
An ongoing process of reflection and writing, lectures & online resources from the Careers Service & discussions with your AA
Personal & Career Development Plan & CV
Academics are experts
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Read widely: academic papers and the news
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What’s a lecture?
Lectures are a live experience – you need to be present
Lectures are never just what is on the slide
Courses are never just what is said in lectures
Lectures are the starting point for your own independent research
What’s a seminar? What’s an advisor?
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Why do emails matter?
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First year counts
What is feedback?
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Next Lecture: Friday 2nd October: 11-12
University Place Theatre B
Academic Advisor Seminars (Week 1 or Week 2) See timetable on the student system for times
and locations
Core Text: Cunliffe, A. L. (2014). A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about
management.
QUESTIONS
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